William Tongi will be in American Idol 2023 next season. As the 18-year-old Hawaiian showcased her singing prowess in front of the judges during the audition stage, the contestant moved the judges to tears with the poignant story of losing her father. a few months before his audition. The talented young man specializes in folk indie love songs.
The current season of American Idol will include celebrity judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Katy Perry. The American Idol season 21 schedule consists of auditions, Hollywood Week, the Showcase Round and the Top 24 round, where contestants will perform solo and celebrity duets. After the Top 24 round, the contestants will be reduced to the Top 16, then the Top 12, who will be allowed to participate in the live event.
Meet William Tongi, the 18-year-old American Idol 2023 contestant.
William “Guy” Tongi, 18, is of Tongan/Samoan/Irish descent and was born on September 1, 2004, in Kahuku, Hawaii, to parents Rodney Guy and Lillie N Rodney Tongi. The teenager has a unique combination of musical abilities that few can match. Despite her young age, the American Idol candidate has already released a song called Dreams in 2020. She wrote it, especially for her sister’s wedding. Her sister told her about her and her now-husband, her then-fiancé, and turned it into a great love song.
Tongi is a senior at Washington State’s Decatur High School. He became interested in music after taking ukulele lessons from a teacher in the fifth grade. William then picked up his guitar and started playing. Although singer/songwriter Lauren Gruwell describes her music as a mix of country and alternative, she believes that fans often associate her with an island. Tongi also plays guitar and ukulele.
On Tiktok and Instagram, Tongi regularly publishes song covers. His profile has received over 500,000 likes, and he has over 77,000 TikTok followers. Bonnie Raitt’s song “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and Vince Gill’s “Look at Us” are among the songs he has covered. According to the foreword to his 2020 appearance on the Rikishi Driver Talk Show, William believes music helps him focus and that he has ADHD.
According to William’s social media profile, his father, Rodney, who died in late 2021 at the age of 50, had a huge impact on his musical tastes. William said that his father was a musician. William is the youngest of his siblings, along with sisters Cassandra Alvina and Leilei Tongi and brother Leorod Tongi.
While competing for American Idol, William explained how he dealt with grief and how his father’s hand introduced him to music. At her audition, Tongi sang “Monster,” a song written by musician James Blunt for her father. The judges were moved by Tongi’s performance.
American Idol viewers are aware that several Hawaiian artists have advanced past the audition rounds and participated in previous seasons. Jordan Segundo placed 26th in Season 2, Jasmine Trias third in Season 3, Camile Velasco ninth in Season 19, and Eli-Mac third in Season 3. Will William Iam Tongi top them all for the top spot? We will have to wait and see.
American Idol 2023 will debut on Sunday, February 19.
American Idol returns for its sixth season on ABC and the show’s 21st overall. The nationwide search for the next version of the show began with auditions in Las Vegas, Nashville, and New Orleans, where hopefuls battled for a chance to attend Hollywood Week. Ryan Seacrest, the Emmy-winning host of American Idol season 21, has stated that this season will be “really amazing” and will have many contestants who are truly dedicated to their trade.
Before the show’s launch, Idol released a teaser recording of one of the contestants, 16-year-old Haven Madison. His father, the lead singer of a Christian band, raised him in a tour van. He played the guitar throughout his interview. His performance of his original song, “Fifteen,” was a risky move.
Platinum seats for the show are expected to be available again. The judges will hand out platinum tickets at each audition location. During Hollywood Week, applicants get a position and have access to the performances of other candidates to choose the best duet partner. The 21st season of American Idol begins on ABC on Sunday, February 19, at 8pm ET. New episodes will be available on Hulu the day after their ABC broadcast, at 3 a.m. ET.
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